Waldstatt

Geschichte

Waldstatt is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.HistoryWaldstatt is first mentioned in 1374 as Ober Walstatt. In 1415 it was mentioned as Wallstatt.GeographyWaldstatt has an area, of 6.7km2. Of this area, 62.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).The municipality is located in the former District of Hinterland. It consists of the village of Waldstatt and a number of hamlets and farm houses.DemographicsWaldstatt has a population of 1,755, of which about 11.5% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 1.9%. Most of the population speaks German (90.9%), with Turkish being second most common ( 2.8%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.6%)., the gender distribution of the population was 50.2% male and 49.8% female. The age distribution, in Waldstatt is; 157 people or 9.2% of the population are between 0–6 years old. 218 people or 12.7% are 6-15, and 93 people or 5.4% are 16-19. Of the adult population, 101 people or 5.9% of the population are between 20–24 years old. 465 people or 27.2% are 25-44, and 405 people or 23.7% are 45-64. The senior population distribution is 191 people or 11.2% of the population are between 65–79 years old, and 80 people or 4.7% are over 80.In the 2007 federal election the FDP received 71.5% of the vote.